| 单词 | worm-burner |
| 释义 | > as lemmasworm-burner worm-burner n. Sport (originally Golf) (chiefly North American). a ball which is hit or struck in such a way that it skims along the ground at high speed; cf. daisy-cutter n. 2.In quot. 1966 as the name of a team of golfers. ΚΠ 1966 News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.) 31 May 21/8 Area golfing notes... Credit Union was a 40-20 winner over Worm Burners. 1970 Victoria (Texas) Advocate 7 Sept. He eagled the 10th after what he called a missed tee shot—‘a worm burner’ which stopped 100 yards short on the 315-yard, par 4 hole. 1985 T. C. Boyle Greasy Lake & Other Stories 90 On the first pitch Tool slams a real worm burner to short and the game is going into extra innings. 2006 Fort McMurray (Alberta) Today (Nexis) 25 May A4 I once managed to really wallop a drive, and it was a worm-burner, shooting straight along the ground, until it hit a rock bordering a water hazard. < as lemmas |
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